Molly Coventry

PhD Candidate

Email: molly.coventry@nd.edu.au

  • Biography

    Molly Coventry is a PhD candidate in the Centre for Injury Prevention and Pain, within the Institute for Health Research. Having completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy with First Class Honourss at the University of Notre Dame Australia, she is currently undertaking her PhD investigating neurophysiological function in relation to calf muscle and tendon injury. Molly has a clinical background as musculoskeletal physiotherapist which directly informs her research.

  • Journal articles and proceedings

    1. Tapsell, L. C., Coventry, M. E., Sylvester, C., Whife, C., & Murphy, M. C. (2026). Quadriceps Corticospinal and Intracortical Excitability Assessment Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Test–Retest Reliability Study. NeuroSci, 7(3), 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurosci7030069
    2. Coventry, M. E., Mosler, A. B., Chivers, P. T., Green, B. D., Rio, E. K., & Murphy, M. C. (2026). Measuring Plantar Flexor Voluntary Activation and Maximal Voluntary Contraction in a Portable, Seated Method: A Validity and Reliability Study.
    3. Coventry, T., Coventry, M., & Russell, K. (2025). Veteran Pathways to Homelessness and Housing Solutions: A Scoping Review. Journal of Veterans Studies, 11(2), 170–194. https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v11i2.810
    4. Coventry, M. E., Latella, C., Green, B., Mosler, A. B., Peak, J., Perez Armendariz, M. L., Rio, E. K., & Murphy, M. C. (2025). Voluntary activation of the ankle plantar flexors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JSAMS Plus, 6, 100117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100117
    5. Andringa-Bate, J., Almusallam, M., Coventry, M., C. Murphy, M., Rio, E., & Pizzari, T. (2025). Neuromotor function following lower-limb muscle or tendon injury: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicine and Health Science, S266633762500085X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smhs.2025.07.012
    6. Murphy, M. C., Coventry, M., Rio, E. K., Chivers, P. T., Wand, B., Waddington, G., & Mosler, A. B. (2025). Endogenous analgesia, assessed via conditioned pain modulation, is not different in people with hip osteoarthritis compared to controls: A cross-sectional study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 78, 103367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2025.103367
    7. Murphy, M. C., Mosler, A. B., Rio, E. K., Coventry, M., Raj, I. S., Chivers, P. T., Arendt-Nielsen, L., Alfieri, F. M., Bjurström, M. F., Larsen, D. B., Chang, W.-J., Olesen, A. E., Hertel, E., Holm, P. M., Graven-Nielsen, T., De Paula Gomes, C. A. F., Henriksen, M., Klinedinst, N. J., Mathew, J., … Petersen, K. K.-S. (2025). Can quantitative sensory testing predict treatment outcomes in hip and knee osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. Pain. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003627
    8. Murphy, M. C., Coventry, M., Taylor, J. L., Rio, E. K., Mosler, A. B., Whittaker, J. L., & Latella, C. (2024). People with hip osteoarthritis have reduced quadriceps voluntary activation and altered motor cortex function. Sports Medicine and Health Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smhs.2024.09.005
    9. Green, B., Coventry, M., Pizzari, T., Rio, E., & Murphy, M. (2024). Form Matters—Technical Cues in the Single Leg Heel Raise to Failure Test Significantly Change the Outcome: A Study of Convergent Validity in Australian Football Players. BioMed, 4, 89–99. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomed4020007
    10. Coventry, M., Timler, A., Mosler, A. B., Russell, K., Travers, M., Mitchell OAM, L., & Murphy, M. C. (2023). “I lied a little bit.” A qualitative study exploring the perspectives of elite Australian athletes on self-reported data. Physical Therapy in Sport, 60, 91–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.01.009

  • Conference papers

    1. Understanding the mind-body connection – the relationship between motor cortex drive, voluntary activation and pain sensitivity in females: A cross-sectional cohort study. Sports Medicine Australia Conference. Hobart, Australia. 2025.
    2. Voluntary activation of the ankle plantar flexors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicine Australia Conference. Hobart, Australia. 2025.
    3. People with hip osteoarthritis have reduced quadriceps voluntary activation and altered motor cortex function. Sports Medicine Australia Conference. Melbourne, Australia. 2024.
    4. People with hip pain may have altered voluntary activation and endogenous analgesia but not lower-limb muscle strength or laterality compared to healthy controls: preliminary results from the WEAK HIPS Study. Symposium of Western Australian Neuroscience. Perth, Australia. 2024.
    5. “I lied a little bit.” A qualitative study exploring the perspectives of elite Australian athletes on self-reported data. Sports Medicine Australia Conference. Melbourne, Australia. 2022.

  • Professional affiliations

    • Australian Physiotherapy Association Member
    • Sports Medicine Australia Student Member

  • Awards

    • John Sutton Award for Best Paper – Sports and Exercise Science: 2025 ASICS Sports Medicine Australia Conference